Find out how popular the last name Marsiglia is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Marsiglia.

Marsiglia, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Marsiglia surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Marsiglia in America

Marsiglia is the 42720th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Marsiglia surname appeared 507 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Marsiglia.

We can also compare 2010 data for Marsiglia to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Marsiglia

The surname Marsiglia is of Italian origin, derived from the city of Marseille in southern France. It is believed to have originated in the Middle Ages, when Italians began adopting surnames based on their place of origin or residence.

The name Marsiglia is a variant spelling of the French city name Marseille, which is derived from the ancient Greek name Massalia. This Greek colony, founded around 600 BC, was an important trading port in the Mediterranean region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Marsiglia can be found in the Sicilian town of Marsala, where a family by that name is mentioned in records dating back to the 13th century. It is possible that this family had ties to the city of Marseille or that the name was influenced by the similar-sounding town of Marsala.

In the 14th century, a merchant named Giovanni Marsiglia is mentioned in Venetian trade records, suggesting that the surname had spread to other parts of Italy by that time. This could be an indication of the mobility and commercial activities of individuals bearing this surname.

During the Renaissance period, the name Marsiglia gained prominence in the arts and literature. Francesco Marsiglia (1446-1508) was a noted Italian painter from the Venetian school, known for his religious works and portraits.

Another notable bearer of the surname was the Italian philosopher and humanist Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499), who played a significant role in the revival of Platonic philosophy during the Renaissance.

In the 18th century, the Marsiglia family established themselves as notable lawyers and jurists in Naples. Domenico Marsiglia (1714-1796) was a respected legal scholar and author of several treatises on Neapolitan law.

The surname Marsiglia has also been associated with the Italian diaspora, as many individuals with this name immigrated to other parts of the world, particularly the Americas, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. One such individual was Antonio Marsiglia (1868-1942), an Italian-American businessman and political figure who served as the Mayor of Elmira, New York, in the early 1900s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Marsiglia

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Marsiglia.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Marsiglia was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Marsiglia has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Marsiglia was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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